Hugo Swire

Hugo Swire (30 November 1959-) was the Conservative Party MP for East Devon from 7 June 2001 to 6 November 2019, succeeding Peter Emery and preceding Simon Jupp.

Biography
Hugo Swire was born in Marylebone, London, England in 1959, and he served in the British Army before working for the Sotheby's auction house. He entered politics as a Conservative Party member and served as MP for East Devon from 2001 to 2019, as Minister of State for Northern Ireland from 2010 to 2012, and as Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2012 to 2016. He stood down at the 2019 election.